by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Soccer at Northern Illinois University, a fall sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. NIU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The NIU men’s soccer team fields 27 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 82. The NCAA tracked 84 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The NIU women’s soccer team lists 28 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 102. The NCAA tracked 114 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, NIU fields 55 soccer athletes — 27 on the men’s side and 28 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports NIU reports, soccer ranks #2 by total roster size.
The men’s soccer program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Ryan Swan.
The women’s soccer program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Michael O'Neill.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 14 sports, soccer ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The NIU men’s soccer program reported $898,549 in revenue against $888,549 in expenses, a net profit of $10,000. Per athlete, that is about $3,819 in operating expense per athlete, or $103,119 per team.
The NIU women’s soccer program generated $873,895 in revenue against $863,895 in expenses, a net profit of $10,000. This comes to about $3,909 in operating expense per athlete, or $109,453 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $898,549 to the women’s $873,895 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, soccer sits #3 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s soccer team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 983 and the women 993, with graduation success rates of 86% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 985, soccer sits above average at 988.
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